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Eros the Bittersweet

Eros the Bittersweet - Paperback

by Anne Carson
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Availability:In StockContributor:Anne Carson, Sandra NewmanSeries:Dalkey Archive EssentialsPublish date:2022-08-09Pages:190
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Dalkey Archive PressISBN-13:9781628973860ISBN-10:1628973862UPC:9781628973860Book Category:Literary Criticism, Philosophy, HistoryBook Subcategory:Ancient and Classical, Ethics & Moral PhilosophySize:8.40 x 5.50 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.5997Product ID:SCWCWH3J91

Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best nonfiction books of all time

A book about romantic love, Eros the Bittersweet is Anne Carson's exploration of the concept of "eros" in both classical philosophy and literature. Beginning with, "It was Sappho who first called eros 'bittersweet.' No one who has been in love disputes her," Carson examines her subject from numerous points of view, creating a lyrical meditation in the tradition of William Carlos Williams's Spring and All and William H. Gass's On Being Blue.

Epigrammatic, witty, ironic, and endlessly entertaining, Eros is an utterly original book.

Languages:EnglishPublisher:Dalkey Archive PressISBN-13:9781628973860ISBN-10:1628973862UPC:9781628973860Book Category:Literary Criticism, Philosophy, HistoryBook Subcategory:Ancient and Classical, Ethics & Moral PhilosophySize:8.40 x 5.50 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.5997Product ID:SCWCWH3J91
Anne Carson was born in Canada and teaches ancient Greek for a living. Her awards and honors include the Lannan Award, the Pushcart Prize, the Griffin Trust Award for Excellence in Poetry, a Guggenheim fellowship, and the MacArthur "Genius" Award.
Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press

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Anne Carson, Sandra Newman

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Anne Carson

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